Dive Day #7
It would appear that Richard forgot to mention that my last dive was dive #1800. When we started, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would do that amount of dives.
Thunderstorm last night. Oh boy, the loudest and flashiest we have ever experienced!! Oh, and it poured and poured!!
When we awoke this morning (4.00 for Richard and 5.45 for me) it was blue sky, sunshine and wind free for our crossing to Anilao.
We were packed, and at breakfast before 7.00.
We packed very carefully, one bag to go to the dive centre, one bag for the camera room and everything else to go to our room.
It looks like our crossing to Anilao will be fast. Water taxi coming at 8.00.
Hoping to be diving all for dives today…
Our water taxi arrives early. We are wavef off by Marie-Chris and leave the jetty at 7.36 and arrive at Anilao exactly 30 minutes later at 8.06. We are in, sorted, out again on a boat and in the water at 8.25.
Step off the boat, hugs all round. Nanny is here, our wonderful guide.
Our friends Brendan and Vicky (from Oz and China, although now living in Oz) are here already and waiting to go diving.
Dive #19
Mainit Corner
One of my favorite dives. So much to see.
First we saw a dragon shrimp, Christmas tree worms, all sorts of nudis, range from small to large, shrimp in a featherstar
Surface interval with coffee and Oreos!!!! Turtle at the surface.
Dive #20
Arthur’s Wall
Excellent dive. Beautiful reef and wall.
We saw various nudis shrimps on wire corals.
Lunch was BLT and fries for me and baby back ribs and fries for Richard.
It is only at this point, at about 1.30 that we actually get to our room to unpack.
Out diving again at 2.30. At 2.20, it would appear that we are late, Brendan and Vicky are already on board…
Dive #21
Koala
Reef down to about 16 meters, then a bit of a wall. At about 28 meters, on the wall, I had a chance to take pictures of a pink pregnant pygmy seahorse. Nice.
We saw a beautiful reef and lots of critters and a pink pregnant pygmy seahorse,
Surface interval, more coffee and more Oreos. Nice!
Dive #22
Mainit West – dodging the current fish
I know it is starting to sound boring but another excellent dive and another chance to take a picture of pink pygmy seahorse.
We saw nudis, shrimps, pygmy seahorse plus other critters barracuda and a turtle.
After a quick shower, we have cocktails at the bar, Richard a Negroni and me a mango daiquiri. We are chatting to Dave the resort owner, and Steve and his daughter, Mia, for the US.
We are joined by Brendan and Vicky and then have dinner. Tuna sisig, chop suey vegetables and fried rice.
Back in the room, lots of pictures to sort out. Waiting for Darryl and Dianne to arrive from Oz. It’s now 10pm and they haven’t arrived yet, so we are going to sleep.
Zzzzzz